May 1, 2024

From Overscheduled to Organized*

Simplify – From Overscheduled to Organized* Sycamore Creek and Potterville UMC October 2016 Tom Arthur Peace friends! Or should I say: Overwhelmed, overscheduled, and exhausted friends! We’re currently in a series called Simplify.  We’re figuring out how to unclutter our souls so we can focus on what’s really important.  Many of us wrestle with being […]

Bring

Stuff My Church Does – Bring * Sycamore Creek & Potterville UMC September 2016 Tom Arthur Peace friends! What’s your experience coming to church?  Are you like me?  I grew up doing church.  My mom brought me every week.  But when I got to be a teenager someone invited me to youth group.  It was […]

The Essentials: Scripture Sycamore Creek Church August 21, 2016 Tom Arthur Peace friends! How ’bout them Tigers?  Well, OK.  Maybe they’re not doing as well as you might hope, but here’s a question for you: when it comes to the Tigers or any baseball game, what is essential?  What do you absolutely have to have […]

Some Things Are Just Essential – Christ

          Some Things Are Just Essential Sycamore Creek Church July 31 & August 2 Tom Arthur     Peace friends! When you pack to go on a trip, what are the essentials?  When you buy a new car, what are the essentials?  When you go to the grocery store, what are […]

From Neighbors to Family

    . . . . From Neighbors to Family Sycamore Creek Church & Mt Hope United Methodist Church Valhalla Park June 26, 2016 Tom Arthur Peace family! Today we’re baptizing many people.  What exactly is baptism?  In our baptism we move from being neighbors to being family.  Baptism is more than just a public […]

Problems with Work

W*RK – It’s Not Just Anther Four-Letter Word Problems with Work: Fruitless, Selfless, Pointless, Idols May 8, 2016 Tom Arthur Peace friends! Any moms in the house? Any moms ever experience problems with making the work of being a mom mix with the work you get paid for? When it comes to moms, I think […]

W*RK: It’s Not just a four-letter word – God’s Plan Sycamore Creek Church April 24/25, 2016 Tom Arthur Friends, let’s work!  The other day I was sitting on the couch cuddling my two-year-old. Here’s the conversation we had: Me: I have to go to work. Sam: Why? Me: Do you like having a house to […]